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Our readers have nominated their heroes, and we’ve chosen 10 who represent the range and scope, and reality of pharmacy in 2023 It’s been a very difficult, indeed, traumatic year …

Leaders of the profession pay tribute to John Coppock as he steps back from official pharmacy after a lifetime of service  ‘One of life’s true gentlemen’ is set to retire …

Five years ago, Deborah Hawthorne had quit pharmacy and believed she wouldn’t be back. How has she since become one of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists – and one of the …

Celebrating the enduring legacy of Terry and Rhonda White as they step back from pharmacy leadership  After a remarkable career spanning over six decades in community pharmacy ownership, Terry and …

Lisa Nguyen stepped into uncharted territory when she founded Australia’s first cannabis-specialised dispensary. She talks about what drew her to specialise in this area, and the hot topics It’s one …

Lisa Nguyen talks about developing a pharmacy that specialises in the provision of medicinal cannabis    In this video I speak to Lisa Nguyen, pharmacist and founder of Astrid Health, …

Tom Simpson, SHPA’s recently elected president, talks about his career in both pharmacy and E-health    When I attended Medicines Management 2022 in November last year, the newly elected President of …

Kate O’Hara, SHPA vice president, speaks about workforce issues, scope of practice, medication charting and the opportunities in hospital pharmacy “Hospital pharmacy is a unique opportunity for pharmacists. You can …

We conclude our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists with WholeLife Pharmacy and Healthfoods Pease Street Cairns, Qld Patient demands, coupled with wide-ranging and extensive research, helped …

Next in our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists is Thursday Island Pharmacy, Queensland Queensland’s Thursday Island Pharmacy firmly believes that as a pharmacy it needs to …

Next in our series profiling the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalists is Pharmacy 777 Shoalwater, WA The community of predominantly elderly patients and maturing families serviced by Pharmacy 777 …

We continue our series of 2023 Pharmacy of the Year finalist profiles by looking at Ouyen Pharmacy, Vic Buying a rural pharmacy in a town of little more than 1000 …